Game apparatus.



J. G. HUTTON.

GAME APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MM2/1, 1911.

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J. C. HUTTON.

GAMB APPARATUS, APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1911.

Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

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JOSEPH C. BUTTON, 0F LOUISVILLE', KENTUCKY.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specincation of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, i912.

Application led May 24, 1911. Serial No. 629,094.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH C. HU'r'roN, United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of J eiii'erson and lState of Kentucky, have invented new and useful lmproveinents in Gaine Apparatus, of .which -the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a game apparatus, and more especially to gaine boards.

The primary object lof the invention is the provision of'a gaine board of a nat-ure in which a movable objectrnay be shot thereon for scoring similarly to an ordinary game of base-ball, thus giving amusement to the players,- and at the same time requiring master skill on the part of any one player in the performance of the game to become winner.

Another object of the invention is the provision of ,a game board which enables a game to be played that possesses and is imit-ative of all of the intricacies and amuse- Iknent incident to an ordinary game of base- A further object of the invention. is the provision of a device which permits the nianufacturin thereof on lan economical scale or ata minimum expensefand that will be strong, durable, and lso reliable in a lcitizen of the operation.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended. In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a game board constructed in accorda side elevation thereof, the same being partly broken away. VFig. 3 is a sectional view on Fig. e is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line iL- e et Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the movable object. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective View of the spring throwing device de tached. Fig. 7 is a 'ragmentary perspective view of, the board, showing the bumper or deflector block thereon.

Similar reference characters indicate cor responding parts. throughout the several views et the drawings.- l

Referring to the drawings by numerals,

the gaine board comprises an elongated or and substantially rectangular-shaped base board be rebounded in 1Q, with an upper fiat face, and at the marginal' edges of ,the said board are fixed vertical side and end walls 11 and 12, respec-A tively, the saine being of uniform height, and are connected together at their adjacent ends in any suitable manner, the walls being designed to form guard rails for preventing the rolling ofi' from the bo-ard of a movable object, presently described.

Printed or otherwise marked upon theupper face of the base board 10, near one end thereof, is a diamond-shaped frame 13, which is designed as a representation of a base-ball diamond or infield, and within which are indicated by suitable indicia, the home-plate 14, the first, Second, and third bases 15, 16 and 17 and the pitchers box or stand 18, respectively.

Outside of the infield or diamond, and extending therefrom to the opposite end `of the board, is laid out or defined an outfield, in which are arranged at suitable intervals pockets 19, the sainer being formed in the base board l0, the ,movable object engaging therein when thrown in a manner presentl described. Suitable indicia are printed ad; Jacent the pockets 19 for indicating various pla s which may be made during a game, suc as a base hit, an out, a fly ball and so forth.

At the pitchers stand 18 and cut into the board is an elongated transversely disposed slot 20, through which projects, above the upper face of the board 10, a vertical sprin arm 21, the upper end of which is forme with a striking loop 22, lower end is outturned, against the outer rlhis outturned end 23 has passed through the same a suitable fastening member 24 which is engaged in the board, thereby securing the spring arm thereon, the arm being designed to strike the movable object, comprising a. resilient spherical-shaped body 25.. so as to shoot the saine across the plate lt, whereby it will strike a bumper or deflector device, hereinafter described. i

rthe bumper or deflector device comprises a bowed plate or bloclr 26, the how thereof being directed so that when the and its opposite as at 23, to lie a Win ball stiiires the same, the direction of the infield and outfield represented upon the board, in the ceurse of travel of the said ball, the latter wiil roll. into any one of face of the said board 10.

'horne- 100 toward the pitchers stand@ 18,

'andthe other the field ets 19,'thereby making the play .which is to be indicated adjacent the pocket in which said ball rolls. Y

Outside of the infield and outfield and formed in the upper face of the board 10 are columns of spaced sockets 27, in which are engageable counting pegs 28. At the head of one column is printed or otherwise indicated the word Out, while the other column is headed by the word Runs, so that upon engaging the pegs in the sockets in the columns, respectively, a complete score may be kept for each player. v

In the playing of the game, the respective players are formed into independent teams, one being designated the battery team, team, andwhen the players of the battery team arejout, the iield team takes their places, so that the scores of each team are kept, and the rules and 'manner Vof playing the game is imitative, as nearly as possible, of those of an ordinary game of base-ball. The small vdiamond lin the lower left, hand corner of Fig. 1 is for the purpose of indicating when players are on the4 different bases, by the insertion of .countingpegs the sockets 27.

What 1s 'claimed is: l. In a game apparatus, 1n combination, a laying board marked off to indicate a baseall diamond, a pitchers stand located withslot 'contiguous to the said pitchers stand, a

resilient arm passed vertically through 'the up er face of the board and slot to protrude beyond the upper face of the board and having a striking head at its upper end, and an outturned lower end,

located within the diamond and indicated on the said board, the said `board being provided with a slot contiguous to the said pitchers'stand, a resilient arm passed vertically lthrough the slot to protrude beyond the upper face of the boa-rd and having a striking head at its vupper end, and an out- 'turned lower end, means securing the outturned end ofthe arm to the under face of the board, a deflector plate rising from the 'in spaced relationto in alinement with the resilient arm to be struck by a missile'shot by said arm, the said board beiner provided with plurality of pockets, said pockets 'being `adapted to receive said missile after the same the-deiector plate.-

In testimonfy whereof Iaix my in presence o two witnesses.

' v JOSEPH C. HUTTON.- Witnesses:

. Y. J. C. ROBBERT, FRAN-K R. MERHOFF.

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